Sinister 2, the sequel to the popular film of the same name, will begin filming in the Chicago area in this month and they need extras.

The casting team is looking for kids and teenagers aged 7-18 year olds of all shapes and sizes, as well as an overweight male around 12-15 year old according to the film’s Facebook page.

As a warning to parents, the original Sinister was an R-rated film that involved hangings and plenty of gore. Extras may be required to act in scary scenes that are “graphic in nature” and involve “blood and disturbing themes”.

Idol’s Eye is based on the true story of notorious Chicago mob boss Tony (Big Tuna) Accardo. Robert De Niro has also joined the movie and will play Accardo, while Pattinson will portray burglar John Mendell, a respectable machine shop owner in Lincolnwood, IL who was secretly the ringleader of a gang of thieves.

A couple of weeks ago we started hearing reports that the Transformers: Age Of Extinction crew was dressing an old building on Damen Ave in Chicago with Chinese characters and were planning to blow it up.

Now, according to a recent press release, it looks like the explosion will be filmed this weekend.

The notice reports a Paramount movie will be using an exploding fireball and other pyrotechnics for a scene that will cause traffic disruptions around 29th and Damen, the Stevenson Expressway and along Ashland Avenue in Chicago.

“Stunts involving pyrotechnics including controlled explosions and a visible fireball will be part of several scenes,’’ the release reads.

The action is set to take place on Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m. to midnight.

In case you’ve missed the latest Transformers 4: Age of Extinctionnews, they will be spending the weekend filming along LaSalle in Chicago, and we’ve heard they’ve also set up shop at 1350 W. Monroe St for filming taking place on Wednesday, Sept. 4 and Thursday, Sept. 5.